#AA2C23#AA2C23

#AA2C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.164 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA2C23
RGB	rgb(170, 44, 35)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 79.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 50.31, 36.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 61.94, 35.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1439 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.164 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7837, 10.4715, 2.6746)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA2C23 #23A1AA

analogous

#AA235D #AA2C23 #AA6F23

triadic

#AA2C23 #23AA2C #2C23AA

tetradic

#AA2C23 #5DAA23 #23A1AA #6F23AA

square

#AA2C23 #5DAA23 #23A1AA #6F23AA

split-complementary

#AA2C23 #23AA6F #235DAA

monochromatic

#44120E #771F19 #AA2C23 #D54035 #E07068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AA2C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AA2C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA2C23

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA2C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA2C23	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524921

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa2c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.164 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f5f',
    500: '#aa2c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa2c23;
$custom-light: #cc6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa2c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49068,
    "c": 0.16402,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA2C23

secondary

#63BFC6

accent

#DDE93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA2C23

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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